prayer rug

noun

a small rug used by Muslims during their devotions

• Syn: ↑prayer mat

• Hypernyms: ↑rug, ↑carpet, ↑carpeting

• Part Meronyms: ↑mihrab

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noun or prayer carpet or prayer mat

: a small Oriental rug used by Muslims to kneel on when praying and characteristically showing the design of a mihrab

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/prair/

a small rug upon which a Muslim kneels and prostrates himself during his devotions.

[1900-05]

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prayer rug noun

A small carpet on which a Muslim kneels at prayer

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Main Entry: ↑prayer

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prayer rug UK US noun [countable] [singular prayer rug plural prayer rugs]

a prayer mat

Thesaurus: islam_hyponym miscellaneous religions and their members_hyponym

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prayer rug «prair»,

a rug to kneel on during prayer, used especially by Muslims: »

He rises every morning at 4 to read the Qur'an, prays five times a day in the mosque or on a prayer rug (Time).

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n. a small carpet used by Muslims for kneeling on when praying

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noun, pl ⋯ rugs [count]

: a small rug that Muslims kneel on when they pray — called also prayer mat

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ˈprayer rug [prayer rug] (also ˈprayer mat) noun

a small carpet on which Muslims rest their knees when they are saying prayers